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    Increasing the value of radiology reports

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    Published on November 9, 2017

    Growing requirements

    Living up to referring doctors’ needs

    syngo.via enables both imaging reading and preparation of structured reporting.

    Bridging reading and reporting

    Generating standardized structured reports with syngo.via is often faster than preparing conventional reports.

    Radiologists traditionally spend two-thirds of their working hours preparing reports. For complex cardiac tests, using syngo.via reduces this time spent by at least half.

    Dr. Tobias Heye, Abdominal and Oncological Diagnostics, Basel University Hospital (Switzerland)

    Faster and standardized workflows

    Using the same software to do all the measurements and compare them with prior scans, and then output the report as a multimedia document – this is where the future lies.

    Dr. Philipp Lust, Institute for Radiology I, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen (Austria)

    Integrating results into information systems

    Leveraging reports for better care and research

    Individual approaches across the globe

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    Standardization through Digitalization

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    12. The statements by Siemens’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Since there is no "typical" hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.